I have been totally fascinated by the Green Man character of Jarilo since learning about Zeleni Jurai. On his website, the author states: “He was a fairly typical life-death-rebirth deity, believed to be (re)born and killed every year. His mythical life cycle followed the yearly life of various wheat plants, from seeding through vegetation to harvest.”…
Found this lovely quote: “Our ancestors said to their mother Earth: ‘We are yours.’ Modern humanity has said to Nature, ‘You are mine.’ The Green Man has returned as the living face of the whole earth so that through his mouth we may say to the universe: ‘We are one.’” on a Facebook Page to the…
Thoughts of the Green Man’s return in the Spring hinge on the peep of snowdrops through the snow, the crocus that bloom in the winter’s sun and the lilt of birdsong that grows greater with each warming day. I ran across this lovely folksong about the Green Man waking in the Spring by Lauren Raine…
Fabulous film snippet of Paul Stamets. Paul Stamets has much wisdom to share in this brief and elegantly beautiful film at: http://www.wimp.com/importantmushrooms/ (Image from: http://www.tellurideinside.com/2011/04/telluride-institute-news-mycowizard-paul-stamets-returns-to-shroomfest-in-telluride.html) This film is from an amazing site: http://www.movingart.tv/screeningroom/ Enjoy!
When discussing the Green Man, conversations often branch out into conversations of the Green Man and trees. Some thoughts turn to the infamous “Ents” in Tolkien lore, tree people and the worshiping of trees. An article on Ents can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ent This is fabulous renditon from: http://lawrencegarcia.org/tolkiens-mythology-the-recovery-of-wonder-for-creation/ents1/ Tree people are a world-wide archetype. Much…
